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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1964
Page
16
GREAT BARRINGTON Searles High School will showcase exhibits from shop mechanical drawing and art departments at the science fair set Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. and Monday 7 to 9 p.m. The event features about 70 exhibits from biology general science physics and chemistry departments.
Six Searles High School juniors attend an eight week electricity and electronics course at Lee High School, sponsored by the state Department of Education. Participants include Michele Gilligan Linda Agar Frederick Viscardi William Murray Barbara Finkelstein and Richard Majewski, chosen for math and science achievement.
Leonard Whitman of Lee was found guilty of larceny under 100 dollars by Special Justice James E. Hannon in Southern Berkshire District Court. Whitman’s 325-dollar fine was remitted after he pleaded not guilty. A second case, Richard A. Scott of Great Barrington, pleaded not guilty to disturbing the peace and was found guilty. Maurice Storeau of Pittsfield pleaded not guilty to speeding and was found guilty, paying 40 dollars. Pearl K. Kurzman of Maple Avenue pled guilty to speeding and was fined 10 dollars. a charge of operating with improper license was dismissed. In other news, more than 100 Barrington area residents rode three Ward’s Nursery sponsored buses to the International Flower Show in New York. St James parish plans a communion breakfast after 8 am service, with Lenox School students discussing their Mexico trip. Daniel R. Nicholls of Yonkers and Margaret Bergen of Yonkers were married today at St. Denis Church in New York.
Southern Berkshire Pilgrim Fellowship association will hold its winter rally in the Cornwall Academy gymnasium Sunday afternoon from 3 to 7. Gordon Merton, student at Hartford Seminary Foundation, will speak on basketball clinics and evangelism in the Orient last summer. David Gunn, Cornwall athletics director, will welcome. Rev. John Ames will give the invocation. Recreation, worship, and a business session follow, with registration by Monterey Pilgrim Fellowship. Egremont Youth Fellowship provides beverages and dessert. Sneakers and sport clothes requested for area youth members.
Registration for the New England Kiwanis scholarship awards is open through April 1. 23 scholarships will be awarded by the Sheffield Kiwanis Club including six four year grants and 14 smaller awards toward college tuition. Winners chosen for need character scholarship and leadership. Pages note guitar and accordion lessons at St James Parish Hall Thursdays 2 to 8.
The Searles High School senior class has accepted a challenge from the faculty for a basketball game set Tuesday at 7:15 in the school gym. Proceeds will go to the school's scholarship fund.
Egremont Grange hosts a meeting night with routines from TV programs and a hat show by women. Guests from Great Barrington Monterey and New Berlin attend. a wedding gift is presented to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spurr. Camp Fire Girls banquet and various club activities follow with speakers, refreshments, and plans for St Patrick event. Local ads feature sales and a National Merit test note.
Southfield announces its Ladies Aid Fair on July 25. The Pilgrim Fellowship sets new meeting times Sundays 7 to 8 30 p m starting this Sunday. Weekend guests include Mr and Mrs John McGinnis and family of Huntington S J and Mrs Waller Whitefield of Whitefield Miss Lilli Dalsgaard and Mrs Dagmar Hank of East Orange N J and Mr and Mrs Erik Schutz of Monterey. A family birthday dinner for Mr Schutz was held Sunday.
Movie timetable shows Mahaiwe Great Barrington hosting Seven Days in May with showtimes at 6:30 and 8:45. Paramount North Adana screens Love With the Proper Stranger at 1:20 5:15 and 9:05 and All the Way Home at 3:15 and 7:05. Mohawk North Adama presents 3 Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze at 2:30 and 8:40 and Tarzan's 3 Challenges at 1:00 4:00. Also listed are Fido and Misadventures of Merlin Jones with 9:55 and Condemned of Altona at 9:00.
North Canaan Board of Education approved the 1964 65 salary schedule boosting maximum pay by about 500 and minimum by 400 starting salaries 5000 for bachelors 5300 for masters and maximums 7900 and 8400 respectively. Arthur Caporale received a Ford Foundation grant for eight weeks study. Roland Allyn elected delegate to Connecticut Association of Boards of Education for Hamden meeting April 4 with Mrs Eileen Pratt as alternate. Class photos to be taken in three group shots over eight years replacing annual pupil photos. Mrs Mary Trant ill so Mrs Alice Eggleston substitutes as principal.
Canaan Little League officials set opening game for May 30 Memorial Day after a Memorial Day parade by Life Leaguers. A candy sale will raise funds for season expenses. James Blakey elected vice president to fill Janes Victory’s vacancy. Herman Stoecker, league president, calls a managers meeting at 8:30 PM on Ashley Falls Road.
Members of the VFW Auxiliary and Coach Pipa Post vote to donate an Afghan crafted by a unit member to the Connecticut Cottage of the National VFW home in Eaton Rapids Michigan, a facility for children and wives of deceased veterans. They plan to attend a county VFW meeting March 20 in Water Town VEW home, with officer elections set for April 8 at the Post home in Canaan.
Girls from Canaan Salisbury Lakeville and Falls Village have formed a Senior Scout troop under Mrs Carl Bornemann of Falls Village. They plan service projects in each community and a camping trip during spring vacation.
The Housatonic Youth Fellowship will attend a Sunday rally at 7 p.m. at the Cornwall Academy gym in Great Barrington wearing sportswear and sneakers. The Housatonic All Star Team for under 13 includes Thomas Zanin James Selva Jack Passetto Francia Koldys Charles Plungis Joseph Burka Peter Bubinski Francis Wisniewski Charles Pativoda George Orawaky and Peter Griffin. They will represent the town in a hiddy tournament next month. Mrs Lester Opperman of Park Street is in Albany N Y where her daughter Mrs James Bar Tis is a patient at Albany Medical Center.
In Canaan Cant the Columbus Knights defeated the Masons Odd Fellows by 148 points in the first setback game of the 12 game series. The Knights 526 to 378 give them a 179 point overall lead. Angelo Riva led with 145 points for the Knights while Louis Aakjar topped the Masons Odd Fellows with 40. A steak dinner for all participants will be held April at the Knights of Columbus home. Robert Harris and Larry Blass named co chairmen. The 11th game will be played Wednesday at the Knights home.
CANAAN Conn John Huber formerly vice president of Becton Dickinson and Co in Puerto Rico has been named plant manager of the Canaan division of the company according to Farleigh Dickinson Jr president of the firm The firm makes medical and surgical instruments Huber studied at Rutgers and Stevens Institute of Technology and lives with his wife and three children on Wells Hill Road Lakeville Choir To Sing At St Michaels Church In Litchfield the St Michaels Episcopal Church choir directed by Donald Corbett will perform Bach St John Passion March 24 at 8 15 p m at the church All area residents invited no admission charge but offerings will be accepted
Chester High School students Corinne Ryan Dorothy Besaw Yolanda Peruse Patty McCormick and Carol Stenica joined by mothers and guidance counselors at Noble Hospital Westfield for a Green Girls program and tea hosted by Mrs Leonard Alexander to honor them.
Salisbury and Lakeville were without power from 3 to 9:15 Wednesday evening when a five inch diameter tree fell across power lines between the towns. A Hartford Electric Light Co. representative said a beaver gnawed through the trunk causing the short circuit and blackout. Power was restored in under an hour and the cause was learned next morning.
Lebanon Valley notes report from the Town Board special meeting vote to bid for a snowplow equipped truck for the Highway Department. Highway Supt Meizinger cited a downed vehicle and limited funds. Board approved spending highway funds for general road improvements and accepted a $525 bid for a deep well pump installation at the town garage, with another bidder at $650.26. The Highway Department has moved into new quarters at the rear of Town Hall. Also listed are church notices for the Church of Our Saviour with a weekend schedule and Good Friday service, plus LVPA ambulance calls carrying two patients to St Luke’s and Hillcrest Hospitals.
The local Board of Health will sponsor three DPT immunization clinics for preschool children on March 18, April 15 and May 13 at Mill River School. Clinics open at 10 a.m. and include optional vaccinations. They are led by the Great Barrington Visiting Nurse Association and registration is through its offices in Great Barrington.
Lenox Kiwanis Club to sponsor the sixth annual indoor horse show April 12 at Aspinwall Stables. Leo E. Mahoney is general chairman. Entries from five states expected. American Horse Shows Association license issued. Winners in Good Hands Equitation, seat, and hunt seat classes will gain blue ribbons toward two Maclay classes at Madison Square Garden. New equitation class for local riders announced. open to riders within 15 miles of Lenox. Theodore E. Hill associate chairman. Donald P. Cantle to manage technicals. Event in large indoor hall enables earlier scheduling than outdoor season. Kiwanis chairmen: Earl R. Clark, Hill. advertising Russell W. Dickinson. publicity Gerard W. LaValle. program William V. Sinacori. tickets John J. Pitha. trophies Leo A. Loeb. refreshments William G. Clifford. properties David Lane. traffic control John D. Bender.
In Stephentown New York the Rev Clyde J Sorell preaches at 11 am Sunday on About My Fathers Business. Dorcas Society meets Tuesday at Mrs Cleante Carrofilles home with Mrs Mary Butler cohosting. Devotions topic is Second Step in Accepting Christ. Pastor to preach at Capitol City Rescue Mission Thursday at p m. Church youths sing and testify. Members will visit the mission on the third Thursday each month.
Middlefield menus list options for Monday through Friday with simple meals. Monday features blended juice and boiled ham with mashed potatoes and wax beans. Tuesday offers chicken pie with biscuits and green beans followed by frosted cake.
Windsor Hill Church on the Hill hosts Sunday service at 10 30 led by Harvey E Lake with a sermon titled Sermon on the Mount Brotherhood life A brief business meeting follows the service Sunday school at the parsonage includes a weekly meal plan The pink and blue shower for Mrs Robert Malone of Pittsfield is noted with attendees and location Town Hall on Wednesday evening
Pianist Josef Rai from Juilliard and Mannes will perform Sunday March 15 at 4 in Campion Auditorium Cranwell School Lenox. Interested persons may phone the school for reservations. Pizza tonight at Joe's Grill Adv. 16.
Dr Melvin Howards professor of education at Northeastern University and director of its reading institute will address the Southern Berkshire Regional PTA Monday at 8 at Mount Everett Regional School. He holds degrees from Drake Columbia and New York universities and is a member of several national educational associations. He will speak on Reason in Reading. The public may attend.
Albert N. Wright was elected chief of Sheffield Volunteer Hose Company No. 1 at the annual meeting. Other officers named include Richard M. Boardman deputy chief Lewis A. Rose Jr captain Frank A. Smith first lieutenant Santi Gulotta second lieutenant Donald B.E. Marfin chief engineer Frank A. Percy secretary Carlton W. French treasurer John Whalen auditor and Percy Robert P. Ullrich and Peter Brahier on the vigilant committee. The Rev. Walter K. Miller will speak on A New Life in Christ at the 11 a.m. service Sunday at Old Parish Church Sheffield. Transportation for the church youths will be provided from the church Sunday at 3 p.m. for the Pilgrim Fellowship rally at Cornwall Academy in Great Barrington.
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